Eaves-trough hanger



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J. P. ABBOTT. EAVES 'TROUGH HANGER. No. 425,591. Patented Apr. '15, 1890.

WITNESS 5 I [4 flfm UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JONATHAN P. ABBOTT, OF CLEVELAND, OHIO.

EAVES-TROUGH HANGER.

SPECIFICATION forming part Of Letters Patent NO. 425,591, dated. April 15, 1890.

Application filed August 16, 1889. Serial No- 321,025. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern;

Be it known that I, JONATHAN P. ABBOTT, of Cleveland, in the county of Cuyahoga and State of Ohio, a citizen of the United States, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Eaves-Trough Hangers; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, true, and complete description thereof.

The nature of my invention consists in the peculiar construction of said hanger, which willbe fully seen and understood on reference to the following specification and annexed drawings, in which- Figure 1 is a side view. Fig. 2 is a view of the opposite side of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a plan or top view, and Fig. 4 is an end view showing attachment of the trough to the roof.

Like letters designate like parts in the drawings and specification.

The improvement relates to the means employed for attaching the trough to the hanger, as hereinafter described.

In the drawings, A represents the trough or gutter, with a bead B on one side and a lap or return a on the other. The trough is secured to the cross-bar C by means of a strap, preferably in the form of a wire tie or band D, Figs. 1 and 2. This tie D is attached to the cross-bar O of the hanger by any suitable means, essentially as shown in Figs. 3 and 4. From the point of attachment with the bar the tie extends over the top thereof to and down over the bead B and around the trough to the loop or hole I) in the end of the bar 0. The tie, after passing through the hole Z), is bent over the end of said bar and fastened thereto, as seen in Figs. 2 and 4, or is otherwise secured.

On the end of the bar lapping over the bead B are projections or points a 0, Figs. 31

and 4. Between these points the tie D passes over the end of said bar, as shown in'Figs. 1 and 2. These points prevent the tie from moving laterally out of place in securing the trough to the crossbar. By this arrangement of the tie, cross-bar, and bead B the trough is secured within the said bar 0 and tie D. The curved end d of the bar in lap-.

ping over the bead B and the shoulder 6, formed on the inside of the return or lap at, with the tie D on the outside of the trough, as seen in Fig. 4, hold the trough in place and prevent lateral displacement thereof.

For attaching the hanger and trough to the roof the following means may be employed, consisting of the arm E, which is threaded at the lower end and passes through a hole in the cross-bar with a screw-nut G and G above and below the said bar. (Shown in Fig. 4 with the upper end of the arm fastened to the roof.)

By this or other suitable means the trough and hanger are to be adjusted as to pitch for the discharge of water received from the roof.

WVhat I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. In an eaves-trough hanger, the cross-bar 0, having a loop at one end thereof and a curved lapping terminal at the other over the head, a tie D, attached to'the said cross-bar, arranged to ezitend therefrom over the curved end of the cross-bar and bead and under the trough to an attachment with the looped end of the OIOSS-DELI aIlLlILH adjusting-arm for hanging the trough to the roof, substantially as set forth.

2. In combination with the arm E, having a threaded adjusting attachment, the crossbar 0, provided with projections c c, a tie fastened at one end to the said cross-bar and extending along and over the end of the bar, around under the trough, and secured to the looped end of the cross-bar, arranged in connection with the shoulder e and the curved terminal 61, substantially as and for the pur pose described. c

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JONATHAN P. ABBOTT.

Witnesses:

WV. H. BURRIDGE, HENRY FORD. 

